Italian castles Archives

Michael Schumacher house hunting in Sicily

6 April, 2020

Last summer Formula one champion Michael Schumacher spent a few days in Sicily, but this time he was not trying to get his tan; it seemed that the former champion went house hunting and toured a potential new house..well, actually…

Italian castle up for sale near Tortona

5 April, 2020

If you have always dreamed of living in an old castle, you can now make your dream come true; located near the lovely town of Tortona, Piedmont, the Brignano Frascata castle is up for sale. With its beautiful frescoes, sculptured…

Touring Piedmont: medieval town of Ricetto di Candelo

4 April, 2020

Touring Piedmont means plenty of wine tasting in Barolo, but also visits to medieval towns and castles. In this case you could visit a “ricetto”, a fortified structure that was built to protect villagers and It was also used to…

Museums in Rome and surrounds: Museum grand tour site

4 April, 2020

Travel in Italy to see its Castelli Romani or Roman castles in Rome and Lazio, just got easier with a new website: Museumgrandtour. Italian museums featured on the site are divided into categories such as archeological, historical and relgious. The…

Silvio Berlusconi's Roman holiday at Castello di Tor Crescenza, golf club resort

3 April, 2020

A stay at a golf club in Italy is not for most people’s budgets, being considered a high class sport here, but Silvio Berlusconi is the last person to have money problems in the current crisis that is hanging around…

Visiting Piedmont and Turin: Italy's enormous Fortezza di Fenestrelle

3 April, 2020

The Forte di Fenestrelle, a castle near Turin in Italy, is Europe’s largest fortified structure and in terms of walled construction is second only to the Great Wall of China.The impressive Italian fort is open for visits, where you can…

Carla Bruni's castle up for sale again

31 March, 2020

Sheik Waleed Al Saud who just a few months ago bought Carla Bruni’s family castle at Castagneto Po near Turin for more than 17 million euros has now decided to resell the property. Apparently he ’s too busy and can’t…

Italian castles and legends: The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

26 March, 2020

Parma and Piacenza once part of a glorious Duchy can boast a great number of haunted castles. One of the most famous fortresses in the region is Bardi castle which among other things was the stage of a romantic love…

Italy's most beautiful castles: top ten castles to visit in Italy

22 March, 2020

The “Settimana della Cultura” in Italy celebrates some of Italy’s best and most brilliant culture and historical patronage. The “Castelli Aperti” or Open Castles event sees some of the country’s most beautiful castles and fortresses open to visitors, where Italians…

Italian heritage: Bardi fortress, near Parma

17 March, 2020

Perched on a steep rocky mountain and with a bird‘s eye view over the whole valley, the fortress of Bardi is an amazing place which has no rival in the region. The big news is that for the upcoming Easter…